Clallam County posts budget-revision notices and supplemental-appropriation hearings for March 25

The Board of Clallam County Commissioners on March 11 approved notices to consider several budget revisions and supplemental appropriations and called a public hearing for March 25 to consider two debatable emergency expenditures.

Notices and proposed actions include: - A notice that, on March 25, the board will consider budget revisions including a transfer in Health and Human Services operations and a transfer in the sheriff jail fund for Northpointe security services; the jail personnel underspend identified was $85,220 and was moved to cover the security contract through June 30, 2025. - A notice of supplemental appropriations (to be considered March 25) across multiple funds, including an Auditor carryover of $26,558; a Sheriff voting-safety fund increase of $10,424 for training and equipment; a Department of Health foundational public-health services one-time increase of $120,000 and related HHS operations moves to prepare for capital equipment purchases; an additional HHS consolidated contract increase (WIC and workforce development) of approximately $166,066; a purchase list for HHS emergency preparedness including forklifts and generators estimated at $95,000; and an environmental-quality interlocal agreement with Fort, Port Angeles and Sequim for an updated hazard mitigation plan (approximately $185,200). - A resolution setting a March 25 public hearing to consider two debatable emergencies: $10,890 in Community Development Permit Center billing for additional Atala Technologies work on the enterprise permit and licensing software, and $67,923 from the HHS chemical-dependency/mental-health fund to cover 10% of three deputy prosecuting attorney positions supporting therapeutic courts.

During the meeting staff clarified that the deputy prosecuting attorneys referenced perform work for therapeutic courts (drug court, mental-health court), which is the nexus for the chemical-dependency fund contribution. All notices and the resolution to call the hearing were moved, seconded and approved by voice vote.

The March 25 proceedings will include formal adoption votes; the March 11 actions were limited to providing public notice and calling the hearing.

Actions at a glance: board approved notices to consider budget revisions and supplemental appropriations and set a March 25 public hearing for two debatable-emergency items.